Music-roll container



W. L. BUEDINGEN.

MUSIC ROLL CONTAINER. APPLICATION HL'ED 111111.26. 1920.

1,385, 1 99. Patented July 19, 1921.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L. BUEDINGEN. Ol? MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

MUSIC-ROLL CONTAINER.

Application filed March 26, 1920.

To all @cito/m if# /Ir/(ig/ conocia?,

.Be it known that I, WILLTAM L. Bun- DINGEN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Visconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Musicdoll Containers, of which the following isa description, reference being had to the accompanyinnr drawings, which are a part of this specihcation.

e present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in containers or receptacles, and refers more particularly to a container for music rolls.

Numerous devices have been devised :tor containing a music roll therein all et which have either been considerably expensive to produce or else if produced at a comparatively low cost have been ot a liimsy construction.

Hence with the above and other inherent objections to the existingdevices of this character in mind, my invention has for its primary object to provide a music roll carton and methodot' producing thcsaine which will be of substantial construction and at the same time comparatively cheap ot manufacture.

Another object ot the present invention is to provide a music roll carton of the class described havingv a removable closure for one end thereof, having;r means for engiagimr the adjacent spool head of the music roll when the closure is being opened to project the adjacent end of the music roll slightly outwardly of the carton for convenience in removingr the roll therefrom, the closure and parts carried thereby beinrY movable to a position entirely below the adjacent` open end of the carton to provide an unrestricted opening.

A further object of the present invention .is to provide an improved method of producingir a music roll receivingv carton ot the class described by spirally winding;r material to form a cylindrical tube which is then placed upon a heated mandrel and shaped to substantially rectangular form, whereby a stronler and cheaper construction lis provided. y

A. still further object of the present invention is to provide a music roll receivingr carton of the class described which will prcsent a neat appearance which will have the full strength of the material used: in formr Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1l), 1921. Serial No. 369,128.

ing the same at the corners as well as in other places, and which will be capable ol production at a comparatively small cost, all thi uns considered.

lith the above and other' objects in view :which will appear the d iscription proceeds my invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement et parts substantially as hcreinatilier described and more particularly d-eiinml by the appended claims., it being understood that such chances in the precise embodiment ot the hcreindisclosed invention may be made as come within the scope ot the claims.

In the accompanying' drawing' I have illustra ted two complete examples ot the physical embodiment; of my invention constructml aecordinpl to the best Inode l have so tar devised for the practical application ot the principles thereof, and. in which:

Figure l is a perspective view ot one end of a music roll container embodying` the features ot my invention, the parts being?,` shown as in open position with a. roll about to be removed theretrom and a portion oi the wrapper or cover on the centainer being' 'ate the manner ci. torinremoved to illusti ing the container.

Fig. 2 is a view of one end ot my in'iproved carton with parts broken away and ill. stratincr the hin/3roy cover as i n closed position, and Fig'. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view sin'iilar to Fig. l. with the music roll removed, and o'f a slightly modified Aforni of construction.

The cartons for receiving inusic :rolls or the like now .in every day use are termed from a rectsmcnihw blank ot' material. 'folded and secured in assembled position. which construction is faulty in that the material is partly cut or broken at cach corner. and besides being; a. weak and faulty construction is expensive to produce. I overcome this dil'licultv by first spirally winding suitable material, as at 5, to form a cylindrical tube which is then placed upon a heated mandrel and shaped to substantially rectangular form and then pressed or ironed so that the saine will retain its proper form.

ln shaping' the cylindrical tube, corners 6 are left slightly rounded and thus full strength ot the material is obtained as will be obvious. The tubular rectangular mem ber thus formed then wrapped with suitable covering 7 and then one end closed in any desired manner. rfhe particular man ner in which the end of the carton thus formed is closed, forms no part of the vresent invention, and therefore the same has not been shown in the accompanying drawing. The open end et the carton is provided with a removable closure new aboutV to be described.

The hinge cover` 8 is provided with side portions 9 for engagement with the inner peripheral vvall of the carton adjacent the opening,v when the saine is closed to retain the cover in position, and the lower end of the hinge cover is provided with a bottom projection 1() which is hingedly connected, as at 11, with a tab portion 12. r1`he tab portion is slidable within the carton and has secured thereto one end oit a flexible securing` strip 13 having its other end secured to the carton, the strip 13 being suiiiciently longto permit the movement et tab 12 toward the open end of the carton a sufficient distance to allenT hinge 11 to project slightly beyond the carton end, and permit cover S to drop as depicted in Fig. 1.

VThe cover 8 is provided with a finger engaging portion 14 forv convenience in removing the same from the end of the carton, as will be obvious when the same is removed the` bottom projection 10 will be inclinedV slightly and byreason of such inclination will engage the spool head 15 or a music roll 16, disposed Within the cartonl and thus by reason or the friction therebetween move or draw the music roll outwardly therewith ,to the position depicted in Fig. 1, when the` same may be readily withdrawn from the' carton. 1f desired, the projection 1() may be provided with a recess 17 to insure the positive movement of the roll outwardly with the hinge cover as the spool head 15 will engage within the aperture :is depivted in Fig. 2.

iis depicted in Fig. 2i, the j n'ojeetion 1i) may either be rigid with be hingedly connected thereto, ai at` 1S, il desired, however, in either' torni the operation is the same. By my improved construction, the cover when in open position provides un unrestricted opening from the enrten to permit the ready reinoval ii'ont the carton oit the roll contained therein.. which besides the production o a cheaper, but stronger carton has a decided advanl aire over existing' devices oil this character.

iii/hat 1 claim as my invention is:

1. A roll receiving` carton having;- :in open end, a cover normally closing; said end. and a portion carried by the cover and slidable Within the carton, said portion lnrvingr a recess therein in which the adjacent end head or a roll within the carton is engainzmbie when the rover is in closed position to insure the positive partial Withdrzuvsl ot the roll `from the carton when the cover is moved to open position.

2. A device of the class described coniprising; a roll receiving; carton havingl one end closed and its other end opein a ernfer for removably closing the open end olf the ourton, a bottoni projection carried. by the cover and engageable with the ndjucent spool heiid of a music roll disposed within the euri-on, a tab portion slidably secured within the carton and liingedly conireeted vvith the bottom projection, said bottom projection having; an aperture therein in vwhich the :idjacent inusie roll spoolv head is engugenhle whereby the sinne is moved outwardly of' the carton upon the openinget the cover.

in testimony whereof, 1 iniix ,my signature.

W ILLLXM L. BUNDN (i EN.

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